{"product_id":"passing-through-a-gate-poems-essays-and-translations-paperback","title":"Passing Through a Gate: Poems, Essays, and Translations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Balaban\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential collection of poetry and prose from an award-winning poet who faced some of the greatest dramas of his time in American history.\u003c\/b\u003eJohn Balaban is an extraordinary writer and storyteller whose prize-winning poetry and prose are informed by a love of languages, deep scholarship, hard travel, and a willingness to confront the violence and sufferings of the world. In this essential collection of his work, the best of his prize-winning poems since 1970 are collected in one place, threaded through with essays that link poetry to Balaban's extensive travels, whether hitchhiking throughout the United States or wandering the countryside of Vietnam--during wartime--to record and translate folk poetry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a remarkable story about a life in poetry. Empathetic, truth-telling, and fiercely perceptive, \u003ci\u003ePassing through a Gate\u003c\/i\u003e is a literary tour de force. As Maxine Kumin reminds us, \"Balaban seems to me our moral spokesperson, our lyricist, our polemicist, exhorter, and consoler: in short, the poet we need.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Balaban (he\/him) is the author of thirteen books of poetry and prose, including four volumes which together have won The Academy of American Poets' James Laughlin Award, a National Poetry Series selection, and two nominations for the National Book Award. His collection \u003ci\u003eWords for My Daughter \u003c\/i\u003ewas a National Poetry Series Selection in 1990, and his book \u003ci\u003eLocusts at the Edge of Summer: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e won the 1998 William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America. In 2006, his \u003ci\u003ePath, Crooked Path\u003c\/i\u003e was an Editor's Choice at \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, and listed in Best of Poetry by \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to his poetry, he is the author of a celebrated memoir, a children's novel, essays, and translations from Vietnamese, Bulgarian, and Romanian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.9 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763646234912,"sku":"9781556596919","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8c37ef8a06dad81d5cfb775dd40afbf6.webp?v=1780237891","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/passing-through-a-gate-poems-essays-and-translations-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}